221111-N-N1109-003 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2022) – Military Sealift Command’s Henry J. Kaiser class underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), assigned to Task Force 73, resupplies the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) in the Philippine Sea, during the Keen Sword exercise on Nov. 11. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving military and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad alliance. Commander, L
221111-N-N1109-003 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2022) – Military Sealift Command’s Henry J. Kaiser class underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), assigned to Task Force 73, resupplies the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) in the Philippine Sea, during the Keen Sword exercise on Nov. 11. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving military and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad alliance. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is the Navy's premiere maritime mobile logistics organization that supports the Seventh Fleet area of operations. Located to Southeast Asia COMLOG WESTPAC in conjunction with Military Sealift Command Far East, logistically supplies the Navy's deployed units in the Western Pacific along with regional allies and partners. (Photo courtesy of Sailor 1st Class Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician)
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